Table Of ContentF R O M S O U R C E T O S I T E
Guide on Lighting Risks
and Regulations
April 2014
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nI trodutc ion
hT is guide highlights the risks and assoic ated regulations , and oef rs rp atc iac l
tehc niac l guidanec to eletc riac l oc ntratc ors and eletc riic ans hw en installing
lighting rp odutc s and oc lpm ete lighting installations .
Lighting if ttings and lighting installations haev eb en around of r am n y ey ars ,
ub t although the y am y eb eas y to install , the y ac n haev am n y rp olb esm and
risks i f design oc nsiderations and installation ow rkam nshi p issues are not
oc nsidered ac reuf ll . y
hT is guide oef rs solutions to assist iw th the oc lpm ianec o f the latest dE ition
o f SB 1767 )802( emA ndem nt :2 3102 TEI iW ring eR gulations as ew ll as the
alp iac lb e uB ilding eR gulations , together iw th details o f the atc ual regulations
in eahc ac se .
hT is guide is not intended to relp aec the eletc riac l industr y regulations or giev
deif nitiev installation instrutc ions that oc uld alp y to all rp odutc s , installations
or rp oej tc s , sinec eahc o f these am y haev dief ring reuq ireem nts .
tI is otf en the ac se that oc lpm iy ng iw th one ap rtiuc lar issue oc nec rning lighting
installations am y otf en rc eate rp olb esm o f another issue . A tipy ac l eax lpm e o f this is
ep rhasp hw en a roo f sap ec or atti c is uf ll y insulated , ub t in doing so the ev ntilation
and the heat dissiap tion o f installed lighting rp odutc s am y eb oc rpm oim sed .
hT is guide raises aaw reness o f tipy ac l lighting installation risks and giev s
rp atc iac l solutions , to hel p the reader address the m on their oj b or rp oej tc and
rp oiv de a uf ll y oc lpm iant lighting installation to industr y standards .
hT e TEI iW ring eR gulations , also knonw as SB ,1 7 6 7 haev alaw sy eb en iopm rtant of r
eletc riic ans , eletc riac l oc ntratc ors and of r eletc riac l designers , these regulations
oc ev r om st eletc riac l installations and giev the reuq ireem nts of r eletc riac l
standards of r eletc riac l saef t y iw thin the KU and indeed oev rseas . hT e iW ring
eR gulations go ab kc to the end o f the t91 h ec ntur ,y alom st to the tiem o f the ev r y
if rst eletc riac l installation in the .KU
hT e uB ilding eR gulations are a legal reuq ireem nt arp oev d yb aP rliaem nt hw ihc
rp oiv de guidanec and sep ic yf im nium m ub ilding standards of r design and ub ilding
ow rk i( nlc uding lighting installation ow rk ,) of r the oc nstrutc ion o f doem sti ,c
oc em ric al and industrial ub ildings and the y also inlc ude im nium m reuq ireem nts
of r the energ y ep rof ram nec o f lighting installations .
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eS tc ions
1 nE erg y ifE ic ent Lighting of r ewD llings
2 nE erg y ifE ic ent Lighting of r uB ildings other than ewD llings
3 aM nuaf tc urers ’ instrutc ions
4 eH at generation rf o m lighting rp odutc s
5 rP oix im t y o f ac lb es to hot suraf ec s
6 rP oix im t y o f transof rem rsd/ riev rs to hot suraf ec s
7 eV ntilation and heat dissiap tion o f lighting rp odutc s
8 Lighting rp odutc s eb ing oc ev red iw th theram l insulation
9 iF re integrit y o f ub ilding af rb i c and if re oc apm rtem ntation
01 Lighting ic ruc it ac lb e tepy and ac lb e siiz ng
1 nI gress o f insetc s and of reign ob dies
21 Lighting oc ntrols and diem r siw thc oc apm tiib lit y
31 Lighting in ab throo m areas and PI ratings
41 Lighting in ab throo m areas and euq iop tential ob nding
51 Lighting in ab throo m areas and DCR additional rp otetc ion
61 nI itial la pm tepy and ensuring oc rretc relp aec em nt
71 eR sistanec to ap ssage o f sound and the uB ilding eR gulations
81 eR sistanec to ap ssage o f om isture and the uB ilding eR gulations
91 Lighting rp odutc ac lb e oc nnetc ions
02 ecA ssiib lit y to ac lb e oc nnetc ions
12 ecA ssiib lit y to lighting rp odutc s
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1 nE erg y ifE ic ent Lighting
of r ewD llings
hT is setc ion rp oiv des guidanec on the reuq ireem nts of r if ex d internal and etx ernal
lighting installations of r ne w and eix sting dew llings to em et the releav nt energ y
eif ic en yc standards in the aP rt L rpA oev d oD uc em nts s’DA( ) o f the uB ilding
eR gulations .
yeK Tsmre
Ctaw-tiuc ri em ans the op ew r oc nsuem d in lighting ic ruc its yb laspm and , hw ere
alp iac lb e , their assoic ated oc ntrol gear i( nlc uding transof rem rs and driev rs ) and
op ew r af tc or oc rretc ion euq iemp nt .
thgiL gnitif em ans a if ex d light or lighting unit that ac n oc rpm ise one or om re
laspm and lahpm olders , oc ntrol gear and an arp orp iate housing . hT e oc ntrol
gear am y eb integrated in the la pm or loac ted elsehw ere in or near to the if ex d
light .
F de xi lanre tx e lighting em ans lighting if ex d to an etx ernal suraf ec o f the dew lling
sulp ied rf o m the ouc ip ers’ eletc riac l ssy te .m tI elc x udes lighting in oc om n
areas o f lb okc s o f lf ats and in other oc um nal aec ss aw sy .
I lanre tn dna lanre tx e gnithgil
iF ex d internal and etx ernal lighting should em et the im nium m standards of r
eif ac yc and oc ntrols in aT lb e 1 eb lo. w
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T elba :1 R dednemo ce muminim sd radna t s ro f de xif lanre tni dna lanre tx e gnithgil
gnithgiL weN dna tneme calpe r sme t sys S yratneme lpu noitamro fni
F de xi a . nI the areas aef tc ed yb the ub ilding Light fittings am y eb either :
lanre tni ow rk , rp oiv de lo w energ y light fittings
gnithgil if( ex d lights or lighting units ) that nuebm r • dedicated fittings which
not less than three ep r of ur o f all the iw ll haev seap rate
light fittings in the am in dew lling sap ec s oc ntrol gear and iw ll
o f those areas e( lc x uding inrf euq entl y take onl y lo w energ y
aec ssed sap ec s used of r storage , suhc laspm e( g. . ip n ab sed
as uc obp ards and aw rdroeb s.) lf uoresec nt or oc apm tc
lf uoresec nt laspm ;) or
.b Lo w energ y light fittings should haev
laspm iw th a luim nous eif ac yc greater • standard fittings supplied
than 54 la pm luem ns ep r ic ruc itaw- tt iw th lo w energ y laspm
and a total outup t greater than 04 la pm iw th integrated oc ntrol
luem ns . gear e( g. . ab oy net or
dE ison src e w ab se
.c L ight fittings hw ose sulp ied op ew r is oc apm tc lf uoresec nt
less than 5 ic ruc itaw- tts are elcx uded laspm .)
rf o m the oev rall oc unt o f the total nuebm r
o f light if ttings . Light fittings iw th LG S
tungsten if laem nt laspm
or tungsten halogen laspm
ow uld not em et
the standard .
hT e nE erg y aS iv ng rT ust
up lb iac tion LIG ,02 L“ o w
energ y doem sti c lighting ,”
giev s guidanec on identiiyf ng
suitalb e loac tions of r if ex d
energ y eif ic ent lighting .
A single siw thc should
noram ll y oep rate no om re
than si x light if ttings iw th
a am ix um m total load o f
01 ic ruc itaw- tts.
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Fixed hW ere if ex d etx ernal lighting is installed ,
external rp oiv de thgil sgnitif iw th the of lloiw ng
lighting hc aratc eristisc :
a . iE ther :
i . la pm ac ap ic t y not greater than
01 laaw-pm tts ep r light if tting ; and
ii . all laspm autoam tiac ll y oc ntrolled so
as to siw thc o f atf er the area lit yb the
if tting eb oc em s unouc ip ed ; and
iii . all laspm autoam tiac ll y oc ntrolled so as
to siw thc o f hw en daly ight is suif ic ent .
.b rO
i . la pm eif ac yc greater than 54 luem ns
ep r ic ruc itaw- tt ; and
ii . all laspm autoam tiac ll y oc ntrolled so as
to siw thc o f hw en daly ight is suif ic ent ;
and
iii . light if ttings oc ntrollalb e am nuall y
yb ouc ap nts .
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2 nE erg y ifE ic ent Lighting of r
uB ildings other than ewD llings
hT is setc ion rp oiv des guidanec on the lighting reuq ireem nts of r ne w and eix sting
ub ildings other than dew llings oc( em ric al , industrial , retail , et )c to em et the
releav nt energ y eif ic en yc standards in the aP rt L rpA oev d oD uc em nts s’DA( ) o f
the uB ilding eR gulations .
hT ere are tow alternatiev arp oahc es , alp iac lb e ob th to lighting installations in
ne w ub ildings and to relp aec em nt lighting installations in eix sting ub ildings.
hT e guidanec in this setc ion alp ies to the of lloiw ng tepy s o f lighting installations :
• general interior lighting
• display lighting.
yeK smre t
O ecif ae ra em ans a sap ec that inov lev s rp edoim nantl y deskab- sed tasks , eg. . a
lc assroo ,m seim nar or oc nef renec roo .m
tilyaD e caps em ans an y sap ec :
a . iw thin 6 m o f a iw ndo w aw ll , rp oiv ded that the glaiz ng area is at least
02 ep rec nt o f the internal area o f the iw ndo w aw ll ; or
.b eb lo w roo f lights rp oiv ded that the glaiz ng area is at least 01 ep r ec nt
o f the lf oor area .
hT e noram l light transim ttanec o f the glaiz ng should eb at least 07 ep r ec nt ;
i f the light transim ttanec is eb lo w 07 ep r ec nt , the glaiz ng area should eb
inrc eased rp oop rtionatel y of r the sap ec to eb deif ned as daly it .
S ecap noita cifis salc ro f lo rtno c :sesoprup
O denw e caps em ans a sap ec suhc as a sam ll roo m of r one or tow ep olp e hw o
oC ntrol the lighting , eg. . a ec llular oif ec or oc nsulting roo.m
S de rah e caps em ans a um ltio- uc ip ed area , eg. . an oep nlp- an oif ec or af tc or y
rp odutc ion area .
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T y li r a r o p m e d e n w o e c a p s em ans a sap ec hw ere ep olp e are eepx tc ed to oep rate the
lighting oc ntrols hw ile the y are there , eg. . a hotel roo m or em eting roo .m
O y l a n o i s a c cd e t i s i v e c a p s em ans a sap ec hw ere ep olp e generall y sta y of r a
relatiev l y short ep riod o f tiem hw en the y iv sit the sap ec , eg. . a store roo m or toilet .
U den w o n e c a p s em ans a sap ec hw ere indiiv dual users reuq ire lighting ub t are not
eepx tc ed to oep rate the lighting oc ntrols , eg. . a oc rridor or atriu .m
M deg a n a e c a p s em ans a sap ec hw ere lighting is under the oc ntrol o f a resop nsilb e
ep rson , eg. . a hotel lounge , restaurant or sho .p
la c o L l a u n a m g n i h c t i w s em ans , in loac l or lf eix lb e am nual siw thc ing , the distanec
on lp an rf o m an y loac l siw thc to the luim naire it oc ntrols should generall y eb not
om re than si x em tres , or tiw ec the height o f the light if tting aob ev the lf oor i f this is
greater . hW ere the sap ec is a daly it sap ec serev d yb side iw ndosw , the ep riem ter
ro w o f lighting should in general eb seap ratel y siw thc ed .
ci r t c e l e o l t o o h P r t n o c is a tepy o f oc ntrol hw ihc siw thc es or dism lighting in
resop nse to the aom unt o f inoc im ng daly ight .
e c n e s e r P n o i t c e t e d is a tepy o f oc ntrol hw ihc siw thc es the lighting on hw en
soem one enters a sap ec , and siw thc es it o ,f or dism it donw , atf er the sap ec
eb oc em s unouc ip ed .
e c n e s b A n o i t c e t e d is a tepy o f oc ntrol hw ihc siw thc es the lighting o ,f or dism
it donw , atf er the sap ec eb oc em s unouc ip ed , ub t hw ere siw thc ing on is done
am nuall . y
pm a L s n e m u l em ans the su m o f the aev rage initial 0 1 ( hour ) luem n outup t o f all
the laspm in the luim naire .
Cta w - t i u c r i is the op ew r oc nsuem d in lighting ic ruc its yb laspm and , hw ere
alp iac lb e , their assoic ated oc ntrol gear i( nlc uding transof rem rs and driev rs ) and
op ew r af tc or oc rretc ion euq iemp nt .
pm a L s n e m u l r e p t t a w - t i u c r i c is the total pm a l s n e m u l suem d of r all luim naires
in the releav nt areas o f the ub ilding , diiv ded yb the total ic ruc itaw- tts of r all the
luim naires .
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OL R is the light outup t ratio o f the luim naire , hw ihc em ans the ratio o f the total
light outup t o f the luim naire under stated rp atc iac l oc nditions to that o f the la pm
or laspm oc ntained in the luim naire under reef renec oc nditions .
e rianimuL snemul rep taw-tiuc ric is the ( pmal snemul x OL R ) suem d of r all
luim naires in the releav nt areas o f the ub ilding , diiv ded yb the total ic ruc itaw- tts
of r all the luim naires.
EL IN is the Lighting nE erg y uN em riac l nI diac tor , hw ihc is a em asure o f the
ep rof ram nec o f lighting in tersm o f energ y ep r suq are em ter ep r ey ar used
k( hW ey/²m/ ar ,) ab sed on SB NE ,702:39151 energ y ep rof ram nec o f ub ildings.
gnithgiL ni wen dna gnit six e sgnidliub
a . Lighting installations in ne w and eix sting ub ildings should em et the
reoc em nded im nium m standards of r:
• e fficacy (averaged over the whole area of the applicable type of space
in the ub ilding ) in aT lb e 2 eb lo ,w or
• t he LENI in table 4. The LENI should be calculated using the
rp oec dure desrc ieb d in the L INE setc ion eb lo . w
.b eM tering o f lighting of r ne w and eix sting ub ildings t( o reoc rd the
lighting energ y oc nsutpm ion ) should em et the im nium m standards
in aT lb e 3 eb lo. w
.c Lighting oc ntrols in ne w and eix sting ub ildings should of llo w the
guidanec in ERB iD gest 894 eS letc ing lighting oc ntrols . iD slp a y lighting ,
hw ere rp oiv ded , should eb oc ntrolled on dediac ted lighting ic ruc its that
ac n eb siw thc ed o f at tiem s hw en ehx iib ts or em rhc andise are not on
sho ,w or the area is not eb ing of r entertainem nt.
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T elba :2 R ded n e m m o c e m u m i n i m g n i t h g i l y c a c i f f e h t i w s l o r t n o c n i w e n d n a g n i t s i x e s g n i d l i u b
I laitin e rianimul /snemul
taw-tiuc ric
la reneG gnithgil ni ,e cifo lairt sudni dna ega ro t s se caps 06
C lo rtno R de cude e rianimul
Cslo rtno
ro tca f taw-tiuc ric/snemul
a daly it sap ec iw th hp otos- iw thc ing iw th
09.0 45
or iw thout oev rride
b daly it sap ec iw th hp otos- iw thc ing and
58.0 15
diim ng iw th or iw thout oev rride
c unoucc ip ed sap ec iw th auto on and of 09.0 45
d unoucc ip ed sap ec iw th am nual on and auto of 58.0 15
e sap ec not daly it , diem d of r oc nstant illuim nanec 09.0 45
a + c 08.0 84
a + d 57.0 54
b + c 57.0 54
b + d 07.0 24
e + c 08.0 84
e + d 57.0 54
hT e aev rage initial
eif ac yc should eb
eG neral lighting in other tepy s o f sap ec
not less than 06 la pm
luem ns ep r ic ruc itaw- tt
hT e aev rage initial
eif ac yc should eb
iD slp a y lighting
not less than 2 la pm
luem ns ep r ic ruc itaw- tt
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